Of the four participants, Bill is the least experienced
Of the four participants, Bill is the least experienced.
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1. Bill loves playing the football with his friend in the schoolyard.
2. Lunch was still serving when we came to the restaurant.
3. Of all the four sisters, Anna is the more hard-working.
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Let’s take this road. It is__________ way to the city.
A. shorter B. short C. the shortest D. a shortest
2. She isn’t very__________ on going to Spain again this summer vacation.
A. loud B. keen C. eager D. interested
3. This is the first time I__________ this film.
A. saw B. see C. seen D. am seeing
4. Television became popular__________ the 1950s.
A. in B. for C. since D. on
5.My daughter was born _______ November.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
6. We suggested__________ poor children in our neighborhood this summer.
A. to teach B. taught C. teaching D. teach
7. Peter will fail his exam__________ he works harder.
A. when B. unless C. if D. while
8. __________ my friend was busy, he joined my party last night.
A. Since B. Although C. Despite D. Because
9. The children were__________ because their mother was coming back home.
A. excited B. excitement C. excitedly D. exciting
10. Your father was always smoking, __________?
A. was he B. did he C. didn't he D. wasn’t he
11. Mai speaks English__________, so she always get the first prize in the English – speaking contest.
A. fluency B. fluently C. fluence D. more fluent
12.I wish he__________ more time now to help you with your lesson.
A. had had B. would have C. had D. have
13. My father asked me__________ about the film
A. what I think . B. what do C. what I thought D. what did I think
14. The Nile river is _______than any other in the world.
A. longer B. long C. most long D. longest
15. I think this newspaper is not ______ any more.
A. inform B. informatively C. informative D. information
Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is
among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a
teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale,
and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his
interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s
computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software
company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “I don’t think dropping out is a
good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by
saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this:
Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full
time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.
1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?
A. during his teenage year
B. when he went to university
C. when he was at nursery school
2. What did he study at Harvard University?
A. computer science B. business C. law
3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?
A. play sports B. play video games C. go to parties
4. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?
A. an honorary degree B. a job C. a company
Give the correct word formation
1.The sweater is designed without sleeves. It is__________. (sleeve)
2.Please drive __________, or you will have an accident. (care)
3.They were reunited after a __________ of more than 20 years. (separate)
4.He is interested in the ___________ of old building. (preserve)
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Give the correct word formation
1.The sweater is designed without sleeves. It is__________. (sleeve)
2.Please drive __________, or you will have an accident. (care)
3.They were reunited after a __________ of more than 20 years. (separate)
4.He is interested in the ___________ of old building. (preserve)
Give the correct word formation
1.The sweater is designed without sleeves. It is__________. (sleeve)
2.Please drive __________, or you will have an accident. (care)
3.They were reunited after a __________ of more than 20 years. (separate)
4.He is interested in the ___________ of old building. (preserve)
In the past few decades, the countryside has experienced lots of changes. Because of population growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more factories have been constructed, and young people have more choice of jobs apart from becoming farmers. When big cities have become more and more polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts more people. Rich people who live in the city for their work often buy a second house in the countryside to spend their weekend and holiday. As a result, the countryside is no longer a small community of rural people. In fact, in many parts of the countryside, there are urban people from nearby cities. Additionally, the introduction of the Internet creates more opportunities for increasing rural people's knowledge. Many farmers have used machines for tasks that used to be done by hand, which helps them save labour. In the near future, it is expected that the countryside will gradually become more similar to big cities.
a) What in the countryside attracts more people?
__________________________________________________________________________
b) Why do rich people often buy a second home in the countryside?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) How do many farmers save labour?
________________________________________________________________________
Task 6: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. He’s a little child who needs his parents’ support and ___________. (guide)
2. We really adore Peter because of his ___________ skills. (cognition)
3. A good night’s sleep will improve your ___________. (concentrate)
4. When feeling worried, try to think ___________. (positive)
5. When will you ___________ the conference on human rights? (attendance)
SAVE OUR SEEDS
Over the past four hundred years, four hundred and fifty types of plants and trees around the world have become extinct as a result of the combined effects of global warming, population growth, deforestation, flooding and the fact that deserts are advancing in some regions at a rate of nearly four miles a year. Scientists estimatea quarter of the world’s remaining 270,000 plant species will be under threatof extinction by 2050.
In 1997, in an attempt to try to prevent the loss of such precious resources, volunteers all over Britain began collecting seeds from Britain’s 1,400 species of wild plants, three hundred of which are already facing extinction. The seeds collected are now housedin the Millennium Seed Bank, which opened its doors in 2000. Run by the Royal Botanical Gardens department of the famous Kew Gardens in London, the bank is located in Sussex, about thirty-five miles outside of the capital.
The bank is expected to become the world’s biggest seed bank and, apart from preservingalmost all the plant life in Britain, it also aims to have saved the seeds of more than 24,000 species of plant life, almost a tenth of the world’s flowering plants, in the next twenty years. If they are successful, the Millennium Seed Bank Project will be one of the largest international conservation projects ever undertaken.
In order to achieve this aim, the Millennium Seed Bank has a team of scientists who travel to remote corners of the world to find and collect seeds. They work together with local botanists and also help them to set uptheir own seed banks by training local scientists. They also spend a great deal of time negotiatingwith governments to allow them to collect the seeds and bring them back to Britain for storage in the Millennium Seed Bank.
When these seeds arrive at the seed bank, they are sorted,separated by hand from their pods, cleaned and dried and then X-rayed to make sure that they haven't been damaged in any way that might stop them from growing into healthy plants. Finally, they are placed in ordinary glass jars and stored in three underground vaults at temperatures of -20°C. Most plant species have seeds that can be dried, frozen and stored for years and still grow into healthy plants. However, the seeds of some species cannot be dried, so they can’t be stored in seed banks in the usual way. These seeds include many rainforest tree species and plants that grow underwater.
Roger Smith, head of the Millennium Seed Bank, explains that scientists at the bank are already working on finding new ways of storing those seeds that cannot survive the drying and freezing process, and also on how to regeneratethe seeds when they become extinct in their natural habitats. “At the moment, all we’re doing is preserving these plants for the future. We won’t have managed to conserveany species until we find the way to successfully regeneratethem and grow new plants from them,” points out Smith. “But at least this way, when the technology becomes available, and it will, we won’t have lost everything.”
As well as preserving seeds for the future, the seed bank also receives 2000 requests per yearfor seeds from universities, governments and conservationist organisations for use in various types of research – for example, to find cures for diseases, to grow food in the developing worldand to help in projects that restorethe natural habitats of endangered animal species so they can be releasedback into the wild. Dr Hugh Pritchard, head of research at the Millennium Seed Bank, says: “While it’s true that many of the plants we preserve at the bank aren’t useful at the moment, that doesn’t mean they won’t become useful in the future. Something like thirty per cent of the medicines we use today are based on products or chemicals which have been extracted from plants. So it’s easy to see why we need to preserve the diversityof the earth’s plant life for the future.”
1. What do scientists believe will happen by 2050?
A)All plant life will be altered.
В) 450 types of plants will be in danger of becoming extinct.
С) Part of the world’s plant life will face extinction.
D) Environmental factors will affect only 450 plant species.
2. Where can the Millennium Seed Bank be found?
A)outside Sussex С)in the Royal Botanical Gardens
В) outside London D) in the Kew Gardens
3. The main objective of the Millennium Seed Bank is to
A)save the seeds of thousands of the world’s plants.
B) protect all flowering plants in the world.
С) start a new international project in the next few years.
D) undertake a larger conservation project soon.
4. The Millennium Seed Bank carries out its work by
A) training foreign governments to plant seeds.
В) travelling around the world with botanists from other countries.
C) helping other international seed banks.
D) collecting international seeds and returning them to Britain for storage.
5. The methods used in storing the seeds show that
A) all seeds can be preserved for many years.
B) some species cannot be stored by regular means.
C) some of the plant species develop into healthy plants.
D) some seeds are damaged when X-rayed.
6. The Millennium Seed Bank is trying to
A) reproduce new plants from the seeds.
В) reduce the storage lives of some seeds.
С) destroy the seeds that cannot be frozen.
D) plant the seeds that have a short storage life.
7. Why is this project important, according to Dr Pritchard?
A) It’s useful to medical research.
B) It’s useful in technological research.
C) It helps governments in developing countries.
D) It helps animal habitats.
IV. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and answer the questions below. (2.0 pts) Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more. In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product. Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA. Questions 1. Where was Bill Gates born ? …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. When was Gates accepted at Harvard University ? …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975 ? …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ? ……………………………………………………………………………………
